Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá crash, Feb 22, 2001, Vargin...
Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá accident on February 22, 2001 near Varginha-Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky, Minas Gerais, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: February 22, 2001
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá
- Location: Varginha-Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of power on the right engine for undetermined reasons, compounded by poor flight preparation, unknown cargo weight, inadequate emergency training, poor engine maintenance and weak crew coordination.
A Sete Taxi Aereo Embraer Navajo on a mail flight from Varginha lost power on its right engine after takeoff. The aircraft lost height and crash landed in an open field, where it slid and caught fire. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.